Las Vegas Critics

M.I.A. is Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam

M.I.A. - Maya

The stylization of the title (/\/\ /\ Y /\) and the cover art of Maya, M.I.A.’s third studio album, both give accurate representations of the music that you will find inside. All of her efforts seem like a deliberate attempt to make it more difficult to appreciate her work.

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Jenny Wilson

Jenny Wilson knows Hardships!

The second album from Swedish singer-songwriter Jenny Wilson doesn’t sound quite as upbeat and pop-like as her debut album Love and Youth. Aside from the deeper, soulful new sound, another key difference is that she now has a backing band instead of playing every instrument herself. Plus, this album is about the hardships of motherhood rather than love and youth.

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Martin Green from The Martin Green Machine

The Martin Green Machine - First Sighting

The Green Martin Machine is the side project of Martin Green, the accordionist from the traditional three-piece Scottish folk band Lau. First Sighting has some folk elements, but it also contains so many other elements that it’s difficult to ascribe a genre.

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